The people of the tribe laughed at him, even the slaves laughed at him. He was too withdrawn, too eccentric, how could he be elected as a good steppe cavalry.

As for how he became the number one strategist, there is only one unproven legend. When the Han warrior Xiahou Dun led his elite cavalry to attack the grasslands, the warriors of the grasslands all applied to the eastern border to protect the grasslands. However, the Qiang people in the west took the opportunity to enter the grassland, burning, killing and looting. It is said that Ma Teng, the general of the Han Chinese, deliberately opened the defense zone to let them come.

When the tribe is about to be wiped out. The old people remembered the old legend of the coyotes. Legend has it that the Steppe Wolf Legion is the guardian of the grassland bestowed by the Hun God. When the grassland encounters a critical state, the Steppe Wolf Legion will appear to defend the safety of the grassland in accordance with the instructions of the Hun God. So they all knelt down and prayed.

An astonishing thing happened, and a large, well-organized pack of wolves really appeared at the end of the steppe and charged fiercely at the enemy. The enemy threw away their helmets and armor, and withdrew from the grasslands, leaving behind thousands of torn corpses. What's even more amazing is that a young man is sitting on the wolf's back, and that young man is really Jesso! Jesso looked calm, jumped off the wolf's back, and silently burrowed into his tent, and soon a familiar long song wafted out of the tent.

The incident spread across the grasslands overnight.

People searched repeatedly for hundreds of miles, but they didn't find the Steppe Wolf Legion, as if they had disappeared. However, how did this huge army disappear overnight? Is this clan lying? But what about the thousands of Qiang corpses on the grassland? The old hunter knew at a glance that it was torn apart by a fierce wolf!

Zhong Ping, who was in charge of the right department at that time, apparently also heard about this. It is said that he summoned Yesuo in the depths of the grassland. After he came out, he appointed Yesuo as his counselor and assistant, and Yesuo's mother also broke away from the status of a slave.

People have asked about this at the Shan Yuting Conference, and leaders such as Da Shan Yuqiangqu and Zuobu were very curious about it, but Zhongping insisted that there was no such thing. How can there be such a ridiculous thing? It was the brave right Huns who repelled the Qiang. The corpses of the Qiang people that people saw were bitten by wolves were bitten by wild wolves after those people were killed by their tribesmen.

People will be skeptical, this event has not been confirmed in the end, and it may never be confirmed, and it may become a legend like the coyote army. However, Jesso did indeed turn from a slave into a counselor of Zhongping. The young man who was known as the smartest young man in the prairie was promoted to the number one counselor by Zhongping not long ago.

Now this bookish young man was sitting in the middle of the tent, and the fierce cavalry officers were all looking at him respectfully.

"Prairie Wolf Legion, the Huns God bless us." Yesuo said calmly.

"The Hun God bless us." These fierce officers said together in docile voices.

"I am under the order of Zhongping Da Chanyu to inform you of the emergency situation that the grassland may encounter in the near future. You are deep in the grassland, and you don't know what's going on outside." Yesuo said in an almost mechanical voice. The officers did not say a word, all bowed their heads and listened silently.

"First of all, I want to ask, how is your food recently? How are the wolves? Are you healthy? Are you in good shape?" For the first time, Jesso's face had an expression, showing a look of serious concern.

The atmosphere became a little more lively: "Very good! You can't finish eating yellow mutton, and you can't finish drinking good wine. Sprinkle rough salt grains and serve with vegetables from the grassland, it's a fairy-like day!" "The wolf pack is very healthy, They forage on their own, eat live yellow sheep, drink water from the oasis, and don’t have any disease.”

Jesso nodded in satisfaction. He is the only one who can fully control the coyote, and strangely enough, the wolves are as docile as sheep when they see Jesso. When the wolves heard his long whimper, they rushed over from all directions and obeyed his orders. No one could ride that fierce alpha wolf, and the brave knights also gave it three points. However, Jesso could ride, and the Alpha Wolf even meekly let him ride it.

"The grassland is facing a relatively severe situation. I have explained this to Da Shanyu Zhongping before I came here. This time, I will report to you." Yesuo resumed his unfeeling tone. "Luochen and Cao Cao, a Han Chinese in the Central Plains, reconciled, and they both retreated. This has been confirmed. What's more serious..." Yesuo raised his voice and looked at everyone with his deep eyes, "We found that Luochen A large number of main forces moved rapidly from the Central Plains to the border between China and Hungary."

"Nothing to fear!" an officer shouted, "We Huns will definitely defeat the Han people!"

Yesuo was noncommittal, and continued to speak with a blank face: "According to the report of the front line, the enemy's cavalry is very powerful, and the fighting power even exceeds that of my Xiongnu warriors. This has never happened in hundreds of years. The Han people called them Guanzhong Iron Cavalry. ."

The cavalry officers, 0.2, looked at each other in disbelief.

"Remember Xiahou Dun? The one who brought pain and shame to our Huns?" Yesuo almost spoke softly, "This time we Huns will meet more Xiahou Dun."

The cavalry officers looked at each other again.

"The warriors of the Prairie Wolf Cavalry Regiment! Be ready to go out of the depths of the grassland at any time to defend the safety of the grassland on the border of Han and Hungarian!" Yesuo suddenly turned up the volume and commanded everyone in a loud voice, "God bless us!"

"God bless us!" the officers repeated excitedly.

"Let's go." Jesso whispered to me and walked out of the tent silently. Under the watchful eyes of the officers, mount the horse, gallop, and disappear into the twilight. The horizon seems to be faintly white. .

Chapter 71 The Real Threat

For the Huns, the situation these days can be said to be erratic.

Zhong Ping strictly monitored Yan Qing. But Yan Qing didn't seem to care, and slept soundly in the tent every day. Zhongping ordered officers to make surprise inspections several times, and either saw Yan Qing sleeping with his head covered, or saw him eating and drinking.

The front line of Shuofang finally quieted down, and news came from Zhong Ting that they were talking with Luo Jun about retreating. At present, the Xiongnu army has stopped attacking, but according to their observations, the fallen army does not seem to retreat. On the contrary, the army of the fallen army in Shuofang City is increasing, and it seems that every day, groups of infantry and cavalry enter the city. Zhong Ping was quite annoyed. But the news from the priest was the opposite, saying that part of the fallen army had withdrawn, and now the negotiations are going well. Zhong Ping could not make a judgment on Shuo Fang's situation, so he had to order Zhong Ting to be ready to attack at any time. More Xiongnu cavalry also began to enter the right front from the rear. The army commanded by Zhong Ting probably reached 150,000, and Zhong Ping was a little relieved.

He and Love were not brought over for a long time, and Zhongping doubted the sincerity of the Han 10, so he sent someone to Fazheng to urge him a few times. Fazheng gave him the news that Luo Chen and Cao Cao stopped confrontation, and Luo Fu would first go to Jiuyuan County controlled by Cao Cao, and then go directly north from Jiuyuan to the royal court in the middle of the grassland. This is safer, but it takes a detour, But it will also arrive soon. Fazheng even took out the order book with the so-called Luochen's signature, translated it, and it said: Ordered General and Love to be handed over to Fazheng to arrange for the Xiongnu from Jiuyuan. The two Chinese characters "Luochen" below are written like dragons and phoenixes. Although Zhong Ping never believed in these things of the Han people, he comforted himself this time. After all, the initiative was still firmly in the hands of the Huns. Zhong Ting had 150,000, and he had 150,000 here. This was most of the army he controlled, and he swept the Xiongnu tribes with these two iron cavalry. Most importantly, he was training a powerful and mysterious force capable of knocking the Han people to pieces. This is where his confidence lies.

In peacetime, when the Xiongnu army was stationed, it was not considered a pure army, but often in the form of a mixed army and civilian team. The lack of troops can be replenished at any time. The vast grassland of the Xiongnu is divided into three parts, the west is called the right part, which is where the traditional forces of Zhongping are located, and Zhongping has been operating for many years. The central part is called the Royal Court. East is left. The Xiongnu did not have a capital, and Da Chanyu took turns to set up villages in various oases and lush vegetation in the royal court. Where Da Chanyu was, it was the capital. After the coup d'etat of Zhongping, the troops entered the royal court and immediately took control of the whole territory of the royal court. Except for one or two of the royal court's ministries, they were immediately destroyed, and the other ministries surrendered one after another. There were also tribes who fled to the left. Zhongping's army immediately entered the left, and the left changed its banners one after another. Now only general Liu Cheng led his troops to sweep away the remaining enemies in the north of the left. During Emperor Wu and the following periods, the Huns were often divided and chaotic. Many tribes of the Huns returned to the Han. Some emperors of the Han Dynasty gave the nobles of the Huns the surname Liu to show their win. Liu Cheng’s ancestor was a Hun aristocrat who returned to the Han Dynasty, and by Liu Cheng’s generation, it has basically been sinicized. Unexpectedly, the great chaos in the Central Plains at the end of the Han Dynasty, Dong Zhuo and others appeared one after another, and Liu Cheng led the tribe to move back to the Xiongnu.

Liu Cheng was resourceful and brought advanced technology from the mainland. He was soon noticed by Qiang Qu and was promoted to general. Zhongping spared no effort to win over, and Liu Cheng was also a wily man. Seeing that Zhongping's strength was getting stronger and stronger, he took advantage of the situation and became an important confidant of Zhongping. After the Zhongping coup, Liu Cheng obviously turned into a high-level leader of the Zhongping Group and became a general in charge of his own affairs. Zhongping entrusted him with the task of suppressing the left side of the Xiongnu. Liu Cheng led more than 50,000 cavalry troops and ran rampant on the left side. Anyone who rebelled or refused to change his flag was immediately killed.

The Zhongping coup has been brewing for a long time, and it went quite smoothly. But what Zhongping is most worried about is not the internals, but the intervention of the Central Plains. The Central Plains are powerful, and the Huns have been deeply aware of this since Emperor Wu. Where the Central Plains were in a period of unification and stability, and the whole country was at war, the Huns were doomed to fail. Even if it is only a major prince in the Central Plains, if the main force is to attack, the Huns will be unmatched. But what is good for Zhongping now is that the Central Plains are in a state of chaotic competition. The three main lords of the Central Plains, the Yuan Shao Group, are basically finished. Luochen and Cao Cao are in a sharp confrontation, unable to take care of the north. Therefore, Zhong Ping dared to stage a coup d'etat brazenly. But then again, no one is an immortal, and there are no absolute things in the world. Although Cao Cao Luochen and the two families are facing each other, if the two families are temporarily in a stable state and the princes of the Central Plains can draw out their main force and send their troops north, it will be troublesome. At that time, the Qiang Canal was newly settled on the grassland. Cao Cao was a new prince at that time, and the sudden rise of the army attracted worldwide attention, and there was no obvious threat to the surrounding area. At that time, Cao Cao ordered Xiahou Dun to lead the main force of the cavalry to the north, all the way westward in the south of the Xiongnu steppe. All the Xiongnu troops who came into contact with the enemy were defeated, and all the Xiongnu generals who came into battle were beheaded. For a time, Xiahou Dun ran rampant in the southern part of the Xiongnu grassland, all the way through Shuofang, almost to Ma Teng's territory. The Xiongnu army was not strong enough at that time, and its strength was not large enough to quickly assemble a large army of more than 100,000 troops. In the face of Xiahou Dun's heavy army group, he could only retreat in a hurry, unable to match.

Xiahou Dun made the Huns feel ashamed, and for a while the Huns knew it. However, Yuan Shao soon had a tendency to attack and restrain Cao Cao in the west. Cao Cao urgently ordered Xiahou Dun to lead the main force of cavalry back to Xuchang. Xiahou Dun's attack on the Huns came to an end. Later, Cao Cao and Luo Chen fought, Luo Chen's main force entered Shu, Cao Cao's main force hit Yuan Shao in Guandu, Wuchao, Cangting and other places. Most of the people were conscripted as soldiers and laborers, the land was deserted, and villages and cities were burnt to the ground.

Taking this opportunity, the Qiang Canal expanded its army and organized the herdsmen. To pacify the tribes, step by step to implement comprehensive rule over the grasslands. The power of the Xiongnu was integrated, the disputes subsided, and the national strength was greatly improved. At this time, Zhongping, the general of the Qiang Canal, also made many military exploits and became the famous Huns God of War. Zhong Ping secretly recruited helpers, organized groups, built his own army, and expanded his power and influence.

In this way, with the efforts of Qiangqu and Zhongping, the Xiongnu's national strength and mobilization power were greatly improved. That Xiahou Dun made them understand themselves deeply and worked hard to improve themselves. However, although the Huns are now stronger than before, they are also very uncertain in the face of the main forces in the Central Plains, including Zhongping. Zhongping hoped that the main force in the Central Plains would not attack the grasslands, otherwise the situation would be very difficult. .

Chapter 72 Finding Cai Yan

As a nomadic people, the Xiongnu were far less productive than those in the Central Plains. Many things, such as handicrafts and metallurgy, were extremely underdeveloped, but they were necessary for life. To a certain extent, the Huns had to rely on trading with the Central Plains and even looting to survive.

Zhongping's hope was simple - although he put on a menacing appearance - first, the Han people would not interfere in the grasslands, so he was very disturbed by the regular army of the Han people heading north, and strongly demanded that the Han army retreat. The Han handed over to Love, ensuring that the coup d'état would have no worries. The second is that the grassland can continue to enjoy the supply of the Central Plains, that is, through mutual market and annual currency.

However, he felt more and more that the Han people might want to intervene in the grasslands and change their docile state. For the first time in more than ten years, the regular army of the Han people went north and resisted the attack of the Huns on Shuofang. The Han people accepted Yu Luo arrogantly and recklessly, and hesitantly refused to return it. But he also has the confidence, the most important thing is that he has become a powerful army. It can quickly mobilize hundreds of thousands of heavy troops to fight and defeat the Han Chinese in the large troops. The other is a woman called Cai Yan who I know from the Han people, who is said to be a talented woman of the Han people; in addition, there is Yan Qing in her hand.

To be honest, Zhong Ping doesn't know who Cai Yan is. How could he question the stolen slaves!

"Call the elders of several nearby tribes!" Thinking of this, Zhong Ping couldn't help but want to find out who Cai Yan was.

Soon these elders, who were in charge of administrative affairs such as tribal population, hunting, and migration, gathered in Zhongping's tent.

"Da Chanyu." They put one hand on their chest and bowed deeply.

"Everyone, please sit down." Zhong Ping kindly invited a few elders to drink. He liked the words "Da Chanyu" very much. "Recently, the army has been stationed, and borrowing the treasure land will definitely cause a lot of disturbance to your tribe. I'm sorry, sorry 〃々."

"It's our honor that Dadan Yuxiongbing is stationed here." "Many young guys from our tribe are in the army." It's no wonder that Da Chanyu has changed people. Although everyone doesn't talk about it, they all have this top priority in their hearts. When the two sides meet, even if the tribes pledge their allegiance, it will inevitably be embarrassing.

"Recently, there are quite a few Han troops on the border, and I had to lead the army south, also to defend our Xiongnu grassland... Please forgive me." Zhong Ping was very polite and explained again and again. "Elders, how is the tribal hunting situation?"

"Very good!" The elders naturally praised. "A few days ago, the high-quality yellow mutton sent by the army has been distributed. These days, everyone drinks and eats meat, living a fairy-like life. The women are busy marinating and making jerky. The festive sight..." "Thanks for taking care of Danyu!"

Zhong Ping just smiled and nodded.

Prairie people have never heard the story of the prairie wolf cavalry regiment. The prairie wolf cavalry regiment is a gift from the Huns to the grasslands, representing the protection of the grasslands by the Huns. However, it seems that there are still many legends, and it is not very credible. Originally, Zhongping only listened to the legend until he met Jesso.

The mysterious teenager told him firmly that he could control and command a large pack of wolves. He watched as Jesso called out a large, well-organized pack of wolves with a long purr. These wolves came galloping from the western horizon at an astonishing speed. Deep in this grassland, it seems to be their home.

Where did he learn it? The teenager said that he was just very lonely, often wandering in the depths of the grassland, making friends with the coyote... This seems to make sense, but it doesn't seem to make sense. Teenagers are mysterious. Zhong Ping suddenly had a plan in his mind. He didn't know whether the steppe wolf army of the Huns existed or not. But he can build his prairie wolf army in Zhongping, now that he has met a boy who can command wolves, a group of highly organized, unusually fast and mysterious wolves. He immediately appointed the boy as his assistant and counselor.

A secret training plan and a mysterious training base were born, and a mysterious team was born, which is the Prairie Wolf Cavalry. A few years have passed, and this mysterious army has been hidden in the grasslands and deserts. It has made a qualitative breakthrough in training and has become Zhongping's killer.

"By the way, Cai Yan, have you heard of a Han female slave named Cai Yan?" Zhong Ping pretended to be casual. He didn't want the news of searching for Cai Yan to spread freely, so that the Han people might see the flaw and know that he didn't know where Cai Yan was.

"Cai Yan?" These Xiongnu elders looked at each other in dismay. "There are a few Han female slaves, but I don't seem to have heard of one named Cai Yan."

Zhong Ping was a little disappointed. No? Could it be that Cai Yan is not in these tribes? However, most of the captured Han slaves were placed in several tribes in the south, especially in the southern part of the royal court.

".'Several elders, please go to the tribe under their respective jurisdiction, and be sure to check the female slaves of the Han people one by one to see if there is any one named Cai Yan. Once it is found, immediately control it and report it to me, there will be a lot of rewards!" Zhongping ordered in a serious tone. "But please pay attention to the elders, this matter must be kept strictly confidential. If anyone spreads it out at will..." Zhong Ping showed a threatening look, holding his waist knife, "Don't blame me, Zhong Ping, for being rude."